Patron & Board of Directors

Mr Thomas Teo is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of G.K. Goh Holdings Limited, a diversified investment group involved in investment, healthcare and corporate services. He sits on the board of several commercial organisations and is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He was actively involved with Caritas Singapore and Charis Singapore, previously serving as a Board member and chairing both the Finance & Investment and Grants & Capacity Building Committees. Mr Teo has been a volunteer with Assisi Hospice since 2014.

Paul is a Senior Partner of RSM Singapore. Apart from a diverse portfolio of listed and privately held clients, his professional experience includes acting as Reporting Auditors for several IPOs on the Singapore Exchange, providing due diligence and transaction support services in acquisitions as well as advisory services. He also served as a board member of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority from 2018 to 2024 and on the Council of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants from 2013 to 2019. Paul is a Fellow Member with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and the Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.

Keng Hong is the Group Chief Investment Officer of Great Eastern Life Assurance, one of Southeast Asia’s largest insurers, where he is responsible for formulating and executing the Group’s overarching investment strategy across all asset classes and markets. A CFA charterholder, Keng Hong has accumulated over 25 years of broad investment experience across insurance, endowment and asset management, investing in global markets across multiple asset classes. He is privileged to serve on the Board of Assisi Hospice and hopes to contribute meaningfully to its mission of compassionate and personalised palliative care.

Ms Fiona Rankine started her career as a management trainee covering the Aerospace and Defence industry with the region’s largest business-to-business publisher. Her career highlights included the launch of Asia's first Incentive Travel and Meetings exhibition and conference, magazine and directory. Headhunted by Reed Elsevier PLC, she set up their Travel Publishing Division in Asia. She worked alongside governments, tourism ministries, destinations, convention bureaus and venues, airlines and hotel chains in their marketing campaigns. During this time she chaired and was involved in several committees and associations in the Travel and Meetings industry and was consultant to Asian Aerospace Pte Ltd, Asia’s premier Aerospace and Defence exhibition. Fifteen years ago, Fiona started Asian Palette with a conscious decision of it not being business as usual. Passion and interest fuel creating beautiful experiences with excellence, respect and fun being key drivers. Under the Asian Palette umbrella is lifestyle retail haven, an art consultancy and supply, a design arm with a delightful portfolio of interior, product, event and gift conceptualisation and merchandising. In 2016, she was approached by Assisi Hospice to assist in exploring new fundraising and marketing ideas and creative initiatives to refresh their fund-raising efforts. She said, “My involvement in the last two years has enriched my life; I am in awe with the excellence, commitment and love that is channelled towards respecting graceful endings.”

Ms Jacqueline Wong is the founder and Managing Director of Sequoia Group, Sustainability Institute and founder of the social movement, Imagine Singapore. Founded in 2001, Sequoia Group is a Leadership & Organisation Development (L&OD) consultancy practice focusing on the three key domains of Strategic Planning & Innovation; Change & Stakeholder Engagement; Leadership & Organisational Learning. It is encapsulated in Sequoia’s Living O.D. framework. (Source: www.sequoia.com.sg). Sequoia’s mission is to create organisations that are truly worthy of people’s commitment. Bringing together a rich blend of knowledge and skills from the fields of leadership, strengths- based change and organisation learning, Jacqueline has designed and facilitated many leadership and organisation and development interventions in the past two decades as a strategic planning facilitator, leadership consultant, trainer and coach.

Jenny Lim is the Chief Executive Officer of Howden Singapore, where she leads the firm’s strategic growth and direction. She is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK) and a Chartered Insurance Broker, with deep expertise in insurance broking,   risk advisory, and professional lines. Prior to joining Howden, she spent over 15 years with a leading international insurance broking firm, holding senior leadership roles in business development and Professional & Executive Risks practice.

A graduate of Nanyang Technological University with an Honours degree in Business Studies, Jenny is passionate about building people-first, purpose-driven organisations. She is a strong advocate of corporate social responsibility and has been volunteering with Assisi Hospice since 2022.  Jenny is committed to supporting community initiatives and driving social impact.

Boon Theng is the founder of Legal Clinic LLC. She graduated with LL.B (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and obtained her Masters in Arts Degree in Medical Ethics & Law from the University of London (King’s College Centre for Medical Law and Ethics). Appointed Senior Counsel in January 2018, her experience spans the full spectrum of legal work within the healthcare industry, advising and representing healthcare institutions, professional bodies and healthcare professionals in mediation and legal proceedings, serving on various hospital ethics committees and also providing medico-legal education. She was conferred the Public Service Star (BBM) in 2021 and the Public Service Medal (2008) for her work on the National Cancer Centre Medifund Committee. She is Honorary Legal Advisor to the Singapore Medical Association and the Academy of Medicine. Boon Theng was previously the Vice President of the Council of the Law Society of Singapore, and is presently Deputy President of the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents and is also on the Medifund Advisory Council.

Associate Professor Lita Chew received her pharmacy degree from NUS and moved on to obtain her post-graduate masters in medical science in clinical oncology at University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. She completed her fellowship training in Pharmacy Practice at the University Illinois Chicago, USA. A/Prof Chew is an influential leader in the health care sector with over 30 years of practice experience. An inspiring Pharmacy leader, A/P Chew’s work impacts pharmacy practice and pharmacy workforce in Singapore. She has guided the establishment of register for specialist pharmacists, career pathways, training and development framework for pharmacy workforce, and the development of National Pharmacy Strategy, a 10-year plan to transform pharmaceutical landscape in Singapore. She holds concurrent positions as Group Director (Allied Health) at Singhealth, Head of Pharmacy Department at National Cancer Centre Singapore, Faculty of Pharmacy Department at National University of Singapore, and Senior Advisor in Chief Pharmacist Office, Ministry of Health Singapore. In recognition for her contributions, A/P Chew received the Public Administration Medals in 2013 (Bronze) and 2019 (Silver) National Day Awards and the Long Service Award in 2020 National Day Award.

Martina's career spanned finance, corporate governance and community leadership across both the corporate and non-profit sectors. 

She held senior leadership roles at organisations including Schroders, Singapore Exchange and Merrill Lynch before her retirement in February 2026. 

She played a pivotal role in establishing The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, as the inaugural General Manager, helping thousands of children and youth from financially disadvantaged families.

Martina serves in various School Management Committees and Finance Committees, led employee inclusion and volunteerism efforts across the region, and actively contributed to church and social service programmes.  She is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and has been with the Assisi Hospice Finance Committee since 2018. 

Mr Nagaraj (Raj) Sivaram qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was a partner in Ernst & Young, Singapore. He retired from the firm on 30th June 2019 after 35 years with the firm. In his years with the firm he served in various roles principally in the audit or assurance department. He is currently a Board Member and Audit Committee Chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Singapore Institute of Technology. He also serves on the Audit Committee of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA).

Professor Philip Choo is the Group Chief Executive Officer of the National Healthcare Group (NHG). He is well recognised as a Geriatrician with more than 25 years of experience. Professor Choo was awarded the TTSH Doctor of the Year in 1996. His contribution during SARS, as head of the medical team, earned him the National Day Public Service Star Award in 2003. In 2011, he was awarded the National Day Public Administration Medal (Silver), and the National Day Long Service Medal in 2015. Professor Choo serves on several Boards which include the NHG-Johns Hopkins Singapore Institute Pte Ltd, Ren Ci Hospital, The Courage Fund Limited, and Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hua Kwan Hospital. He also sits on various Ministry of Health Committees, and a member of various committees eg Medical Advisory Board to MINDEF and SAF, Ageing Research Institute for Society and Education Advisory Board NTU, Community for Successful Ageing Advisory Committee and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Governing Board.

Having served in public healthcare for nearly four decades as a specialist doctor, A/Prof Chee has assumed many senior professional, academic and management roles as well in his career. A/Prof Chee believes healthcare is such a dynamic environment where communication skills, creativity and strategy come together steered by a passion for service. He has a special interest in quality improvement, innovation and meaningful collaboration to bring relevant parties together to make a positive impact on the care we all provide to patients.

Trillion graduated from Nanyang Technological University. She is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Chartered Accountant (Fellow) with the Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand. Trillion has more than 25 years of experience providing audit and business advisory services to listed and non-listed, local and multinational clients spanning across various industries while with PwC Singapore, PwC Australia and PwC China. She was previously the Human Capital Leader and now the Culture & Values Leader of PwC Singapore. She specialises in the Transportation and Logistics industry. She also has experience in the oil & gas, real estate, hotel, plantations, pharmaceutical, healthcare, retail and commodities trading industries.